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HR Webinars - Employment Law

As an HR professional, staying current with the latest HR case law and legislative changes is a must. HRPA makes it easy with its HR Law live webinar series: six online, hour-long webinars featuring top Canadian labour and employment lawyers discussing the latest in HR law—all from your computer.

Just Cause Termination

Can an employer ever win a cause case? Why do Courts seem to favour the dismissed employee? What are the strongest grounds for just cause terminations? What can an employer do to increase the chances that a Court will uphold the cause termination?

Time:

65 Minutes (On-Demand)

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Presenter:

Malcolm MacKillop,
Jordan Winch,
Peter Israel

Pricing:

$49 members
$79 non-members

Recertification points:

1.5

Understanding Wallace Damages

This seminar reviews the impact of the Wallace vs. United Grain Growers Ltd. decision on employment law and provides an overview of how the Courts have applied Wallace in bad faith.

Time:

60 Minutes (On-Demand)

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Presenter:

Malcolm MacKillop,
Nancy Shapiro,
Brian Smeenk

Pricing:

$59 members
$89 non-members

Recertification points:

1.5

Inroads to Faster Processing: The Canadian Experience Class

This webinar discusses The Canadian Experience Class, strategies to ease labour force shortages by selecting foreign workers and international students who have clearly demonstrated that they have adapted to Canadian society and have successfully integrated into the Canadian labour force.

Time:

15 Minutes (On-Demand)

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Presenter:

Elise Bell, B.A., L.L.B.

Pricing:

$49 members
$79 non-members

Recertification points:

0.375

Hiring 101: Protecting Your Interests and Preserving Your Sanity

This webminar summarizes why human resources professionals must prepare an employment package that attracts talent while protecting the company’s interests during (and possibly after the end of) the employment relationship. It outlines employment-related legislation impacting your ability to hire, the conditions that should find their way into every employment contract and introduces the language that will best preserve your interests.

Time:

50 Minutes (On-Demand)

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Presenter:

Madeleine L.S. Loewenberg

Pricing:

$49 members
$79 non-members

Recertification points:

1.5

Foreign Workers: Overcoming Criminal Inadmissibility

Time:

20 Minutes (On-Demand)

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Presenter:

Joel Sandaluk

Pricing:

$49 members
$79 non-members

Recertification points:

0.75

Whose Computer is it Anyway? IT Related Misconduct

The use of information technology in the workplace has created a new and unfamiliar minefield for HR practitioners. With email, the Internet and social networking, the line between the personal and the professional is becoming increasingly blurred. This webinar provides clear advice on your organization’s rights and responsibilities as well as practical guidance on how to develop, implement and enforce IT policies.

Time:

45 Minutes (On-Demand)

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Presenter:

Erin R. Kuzz and Katherine E. Ford

Pricing:

$49 members
$79 non-members

Recertification points:

1.5

Workplace Audits: Staying Ahead of the Curve

Is your company ready for a Ministry of Labour inspection? Now that the ministry has moved from a complaints-based system to one of both targeted and random audits, every organization needs to be prepared. Failing to pass an audit can be extraordinarily costly—financially, in lost management time and in jeopardizing valuable ministry goodwill. This webinar will provide you with information and the employment law tools you need before the auditor comes knocking.

Time:

45 Minutes (On-Demand)

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Presenter:

Erin R. Kuzz and Katherine E. Ford

Pricing:

$49 members
$79 non-members

Recertification points:

1.5

Correcting Publicly? One Exception to the ‘Correct in Private’ Rule

This webinar provides an overview of the importance of the term 'praise in public, criticize in private.' This term emphasizes preserving dignity, reducing the possibility of resistance and anger; and obtaining a better, more positive response without 'observer effect." However, there are occaisions for exceptions to this rule.

Time:

51 Minutes (On-Demand)

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Presenter:

Sharon Bar-David

Pricing:

$49 members
$79 non-members

Recertification points:

1.5

Managing Terminations

This webinar will provide an overview of pre-termination considerations; human rights considerations related to termination; just cause termination; termination without cause, mass terminations, severance payments and an overview of documents that should be prepared.

Time:

1 Hour, 20 Minutes (On-Demand)

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Presenter:

David Whitten

Pricing:

$49 members
$79 non-members

Recertification points:

2.25

Leaves Leaves and More Leaves

This webinar provides an overview of the many types of leaves of absence, employer and employee obligations.

Time:

45 Hour, 20 Minutes (On-Demand)

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Presenter:

James Heeney

Pricing:

$49 members
$79 non-members

Recertification points:

.75

Immigration and Foreign Workers

More employers are relying on foreign workers in order to compete in the Global marketplace. Bringing in foreign workers can be costly and involve long delays that can adversely affect your company.Learn the rules from two of Toronto's top immigration lawyers who will provide you with tips on how to navigate through the system.

Time:

60 Minutes (On-Demand)

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Pricing:

$49 members
$79 non-members

Recertification points:

1.5

An Employment Standards Primer

The ESA is arguably one of the most important pieces of legislation for HR professionals and deals with the minimum statutory requirements with respect to hours of work,overtime, termination and severance pay among others. This seminar will provide a broad review of the Act and what you should know in order to avoid violating the Act. Ideal for the junior HR Professional or HR Manager looking for a refresher course.

Time:

60 Minutes (On-Demand)

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Pricing:

$49 members
$79 non-members

Recertification points:

1.5

When Overworked Means Overtime: Staying Out of Legal Trouble

This webinar will provide you with the basic information you need to know about overtime. Learn the accurate definition of overtime, hear an overview of the law pertaining to overtime and understand the duties of the employer. Find out what types of alternative compensation for overtime may be used. Understand what happens when an employee files a complaint with the Ministry of Labour and what defences may not be used when faced with a claim.

Time:

60 Minutes (On-Demand)

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Presenters:

Janice Rubin & Christine Thomlinson

Pricing:

$49 members
$79 non-members

Recertification points:

1.5

Personal Harassment: What it is and How Do You Respond

This essential webinar will provide you with the definition of personal harassment and why Human Rights protection still isn’t enough to ensure harassment-free workplaces. Understand the legislation surrounding personal harassment and what types of legal action an employee can take if they feel they are being harassed. Learn which work groups are most vulnerable, what you as an employer should do to respond to complaints, and more importantly, how to prevent personal harassment from occurring in the workplace.

Time:

54 Minutes (On-Demand)

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Presenters:

Janice Rubin & Christine Thomlinson

Pricing:

$49 members
$79 non-members

Recertification points:

1.5

Disability Management: Why Employers are Still Getting it Wrong

This one-hour webinar provides disability management updates from five leading labour and employment lawyers. Discussion covers the law around managing disability claims and what employers need to know

Time:

60 Minutes (On-Demand)

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Presenter:

Malcolm MacKillop

Pricing:

Member: $49 I Other: $79

Recertification points:

1.5